Calamari in Northern California...delicious! I am sat in Grant Hotel in Nob Hill, San Fran. It is a city I have always wanted to go to and it has not disappointed! Knowing that we really only have 1 full day here before we begin to drive the Big Sur over the next 2 days, it was imperitive that we made the most of today. After a very long night of driving (a situation that will be explained soon) we all managed to sleep through our alarms and not get up until elev...

Ladies and gentleman, We arrived in Santa Monica LA yesterday. It was sad to leave fiji (beach rugby and fishing) but I was ready to move on to pastures new. We are staying right on the beachfront and today me and chan walked right down to muscle beach and ate lots of greasy food (a calzone containing more cheese than I knew was possible) ! Still having a fabulous time. Tomorrow we have hired a car and drive north. May visit the Grand Canyon if we can. Missing ...